The body of the Sport Prinz was designed by Franco Scaglione for Bertone. He also did the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante and BAT cars, the Sprint Speciale, some great looking Fiats, a really neat Jag XK 150 and other stuff.
It must've been the Italian badluck that killed my good reputation. But yeah, other than the wonderful body, the car is German.
I completely understand why the bidder was unhappy. I'm annoyed that eBay wouldn't let me end the auction early. To them, it wasn't a big deal and they said the winner wouldn't have a problem retracting. I should've figured it out I was getting screwed since eBay customer service was playing psychic.
Either way, the stuff I buy and sell are weird specialty bits that sells to a small population. It shouldn't be hard to avoid eBay.
I decided a few hours before the end of the auction that I didn't want to sell and tried to cancel. eBay told me to do it the way I did which makes no sense. It shouldn't be a problem to cancel with 3 hours left but I can see where people would abuse that.
I asked if I should just have a friend bid it up so that retracting wouldn't be a problem. They said that was shilling even though I wanted to cancel and that they would suspend my account.
I completely understand why the winner was mad, but I wish he would've retracted the way eBay said he'd do. He said on the phone that he left negative feedback because he knows that there's nothing I could do.
I've been on ebay since Jan 1997 after first using my friend's account to buy stuff.
I sell sometimes and listed an NSU Sport Prinz (weird microcar with a wonderful Italian designed body) that I really didn't want to sell. I ended up trying to cancel on the last day just last week. eBay won't let you in the last 12 hours. I've never tried to cancel and have no idea when the 12 hour rule took place.
eBay told me to cancel all bids and let the winner know the car wasn't for sale so he could retract his bid and everything would be kosher. I did. The winner called me up, told me to piss up a rope, and left me negative feedback because he said he knows I can't do anything about it.
And I can't. First negative feedback I've ever had with 177 positives. Nothing at all I can do. This single negative cut my rating to 50% so I'll quit selling on eBay.
I really hope Google will buy them and return them to their non-evil days. Back in 1996 when you owed them less than a buck the owner would send email and say, "Nah, don't bother paying yet. You don't owe enough".
When I sell stuff I leave positive feedback as soon as I get payment. I got paid, so what's the big deal? What happened was sellers held it over people's heads hoping for positive feedback. Now that sellers can't leave negative feedback, the seller opens himself up to jerks. I'm sure eBay had some reason for not allowing sellers to leave neg or neutral feedback but I know they've been losing customers over that.
Like me. Although I do have 2 motorcycles up there now but that's it. I'll even try to avoid buying from eBay now.
I tried to find a Hogans Heroes page that I did in 1996 so I could find whatever email I used so that I could make an attempt at getting back my original slashdot uid. No luck for me.
I blame Internet Archive for this and ask twitter and his sock puppet army to start ranting about this horrible horrible travesty as well. The loss of my 5 digit uid is as bad as Gitmo and waterboarding combined!
Firefox with adblock keeps that to a minimum. I used to not use adblock because I want to see the ads marketed on what pages I visit, but it slowed down the page load times so much.
It was visiting my local paper (Sac Bee) that pushed me over the edge to install ABP.
Would the USN care if the reactors were leaking? Don't they just dump radioactive waste into the ocean anyway? Something else was up. Probably greys that escaped from Area 51 that Elvis shot down with his gold-plated UFO.
I hope Google just buys eBay and makes them into a good company again. I've been on ebay since 1997 and I remember back when they weren't evil. Way back when if you only owed them a dollar or two in fees and they'd say, "Nah, don't bother paying yet".
Drinking a lot to sleep screws up how you sleep. Your body is still active to process the alcohol. Maybe set your watch to destination time before the trip to start getting used to it would help. And force yourself to stay up to 2300 destination time.
When I flew from San Francisco to Australia, my sleep pattern was screwy so there was no jet lag at all. I go from SF to India in July and am going to try melatonin, the fasting and staying up to 2300 when I show.
No, I used to keep track. If you had a beat up old Dart that you just drove as an appliance that's different. If you had one that you kept in great mechanical shape, the mileage really improves.
Most people treat cars as an appliance. I really dig the old stuff.
My 1965 Dart GT/6 did great. So did my 67 Barracuda also with a/6. The 64 Dart GT not so great but that had a 318 V8 that would devour big blocks and new Mustangs. (This was 1995). The crap heap 1961 Valiant/6 I had was 15mpg or so.
My NSU weighs about 1,200 pounds and that was used as an extreme. My basic point is, cars have improved why hasn't gas mileage? They weigh more and have more power and it's close to equal as stuff from the 1960s.
Is it just weight? They used to have fuel economy races with normal cars/motorcycles. Sure people would cheat but it'd be cheating with a normal vehicle. I guess that's because watching a slow race for economy isn't as fun and exciting as a race built for speed. These events would be more impressive with say any car made within the last 5 years.
Cars weigh more but now we have fuel injection over carbs and much closer tolerances in engines. Among other things.
Now's my chance to ask the immortal question, that my friend Lurch asked a little person: "So, do regular beers seem really, really big to you? Since you're a midget and all?"
I hope the answer isn't "Fuck you" which is what he got when he asked.
Wow, a lot of that list was written by MBA jerks jealous over what IT staff does. I never thought of it that way before. It never bothered me in my jobs as "what" I was wearing. But as ThomasHoward says, "being happy with what you do is far more important than earning more money".
Your mom works for the gub'mint? I was also kidding about free popcorn. I'm just a guy who sits in a cube that gets paid to play with perl. I feel guilty about saying I'm a programmer because I know I'm not, but that's what the job title is.
And you may ask yourself What is that beautiful house? And you may ask yourself Where does that highway go? And you may ask yourself Am I right?...am I wrong? And you may tell yourself My god!...what have I done?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down Letting the days go by/water flowing underground Into the blue again/in the silent water Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was... Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was... Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
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Yeah, I know it's a kiwi site, but I've got a lot of Aussie friends who use it.
The body of the Sport Prinz was designed by Franco Scaglione for Bertone. He also did the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante and BAT cars, the Sprint Speciale, some great looking Fiats, a really neat Jag XK 150 and other stuff.
It must've been the Italian badluck that killed my good reputation. But yeah, other than the wonderful body, the car is German.
I completely understand why the bidder was unhappy. I'm annoyed that eBay wouldn't let me end the auction early. To them, it wasn't a big deal and they said the winner wouldn't have a problem retracting. I should've figured it out I was getting screwed since eBay customer service was playing psychic.
Either way, the stuff I buy and sell are weird specialty bits that sells to a small population. It shouldn't be hard to avoid eBay.
jaxed is a great way to check craigslist
Oh yeah, per my attorney* it's not a legal agreement even though eBay says it is.
It's a small world of microcar collectors and it opened up a debate over whether I should be sued over it.
*Federal attorney with previous dealings with eBay
I decided a few hours before the end of the auction that I didn't want to sell and tried to cancel. eBay told me to do it the way I did which makes no sense. It shouldn't be a problem to cancel with 3 hours left but I can see where people would abuse that.
I asked if I should just have a friend bid it up so that retracting wouldn't be a problem. They said that was shilling even though I wanted to cancel and that they would suspend my account.
I completely understand why the winner was mad, but I wish he would've retracted the way eBay said he'd do. He said on the phone that he left negative feedback because he knows that there's nothing I could do.
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I've been on ebay since Jan 1997 after first using my friend's account to buy stuff.
I sell sometimes and listed an NSU Sport Prinz (weird microcar with a wonderful Italian designed body) that I really didn't want to sell. I ended up trying to cancel on the last day just last week. eBay won't let you in the last 12 hours. I've never tried to cancel and have no idea when the 12 hour rule took place.
eBay told me to cancel all bids and let the winner know the car wasn't for sale so he could retract his bid and everything would be kosher. I did. The winner called me up, told me to piss up a rope, and left me negative feedback because he said he knows I can't do anything about it.
And I can't. First negative feedback I've ever had with 177 positives. Nothing at all I can do. This single negative cut my rating to 50% so I'll quit selling on eBay.
I really hope Google will buy them and return them to their non-evil days. Back in 1996 when you owed them less than a buck the owner would send email and say, "Nah, don't bother paying yet. You don't owe enough".
When I sell stuff I leave positive feedback as soon as I get payment. I got paid, so what's the big deal? What happened was sellers held it over people's heads hoping for positive feedback. Now that sellers can't leave negative feedback, the seller opens himself up to jerks. I'm sure eBay had some reason for not allowing sellers to leave neg or neutral feedback but I know they've been losing customers over that.
Like me. Although I do have 2 motorcycles up there now but that's it. I'll even try to avoid buying from eBay now.
My favorite part of Perth is getting Little Creatures Pale Ale on tap. The best beer I've had and I've had a lot of beers.
I tried to find a Hogans Heroes page that I did in 1996 so I could find whatever email I used so that I could make an attempt at getting back my original slashdot uid. No luck for me.
I blame Internet Archive for this and ask twitter and his sock puppet army to start ranting about this horrible horrible travesty as well. The loss of my 5 digit uid is as bad as Gitmo and waterboarding combined!
that comment would be funnier if you had a 2 digit user id.
Firefox with adblock keeps that to a minimum. I used to not use adblock because I want to see the ads marketed on what pages I visit, but it slowed down the page load times so much.
It was visiting my local paper (Sac Bee) that pushed me over the edge to install ABP.
A shotgun will do a number on a snake. They even sell shotgun shells for handguns for taking care of snakes.
When I had a convertible, I always left it unlocked. It'd be cheaper for someone to go through the car then slash the top.
Would the USN care if the reactors were leaking? Don't they just dump radioactive waste into the ocean anyway? Something else was up. Probably greys that escaped from Area 51 that Elvis shot down with his gold-plated UFO.
I hope Google just buys eBay and makes them into a good company again. I've been on ebay since 1997 and I remember back when they weren't evil. Way back when if you only owed them a dollar or two in fees and they'd say, "Nah, don't bother paying yet".
Drinking a lot to sleep screws up how you sleep. Your body is still active to process the alcohol. Maybe set your watch to destination time before the trip to start getting used to it would help. And force yourself to stay up to 2300 destination time.
When I flew from San Francisco to Australia, my sleep pattern was screwy so there was no jet lag at all. I go from SF to India in July and am going to try melatonin, the fasting and staying up to 2300 when I show.
No, I used to keep track. If you had a beat up old Dart that you just drove as an appliance that's different. If you had one that you kept in great mechanical shape, the mileage really improves.
/6 did great. So did my 67 Barracuda also with a /6. The 64 Dart GT not so great but that had a 318 V8 that would devour big blocks and new Mustangs. (This was 1995). The crap heap 1961 Valiant /6 I had was 15mpg or so.
Most people treat cars as an appliance. I really dig the old stuff.
My 1965 Dart GT
My NSU weighs about 1,200 pounds and that was used as an extreme. My basic point is, cars have improved why hasn't gas mileage? They weigh more and have more power and it's close to equal as stuff from the 1960s.
Is it just weight? They used to have fuel economy races with normal cars/motorcycles. Sure people would cheat but it'd be cheating with a normal vehicle. I guess that's because watching a slow race for economy isn't as fun and exciting as a race built for speed. These events would be more impressive with say any car made within the last 5 years.
Cars weigh more but now we have fuel injection over carbs and much closer tolerances in engines. Among other things.
My 1963 car gets 40mpg. Sure it's an 2-cylinder NSU Sport Prinz but even the 1960s Darts I've had got 25-30mpg with a slant six.
I don't understand why modern cars get such lousy mileage.
Now's my chance to ask the immortal question, that my friend Lurch asked a little person: "So, do regular beers seem really, really big to you? Since you're a midget and all?"
I hope the answer isn't "Fuck you" which is what he got when he asked.
Wow, a lot of that list was written by MBA jerks jealous over what IT staff does. I never thought of it that way before. It never bothered me in my jobs as "what" I was wearing. But as ThomasHoward says, "being happy with what you do is far more important than earning more money".
T-shirts and jeans!
As long as the 21st Amendment doesn't get infringed upon. No one cares about the others.
treat all TSA agents like retarded 36 year old children, because that is basically what they are.
Ha! I'm 37! No shit. That shows you.
Signed,
TSA Screener
It's like Office Space. I sit on my ass and do about 15 minutes of work a week. It's a nice place and I don't do TPS reports.
Your mom works for the gub'mint? I was also kidding about free popcorn. I'm just a guy who sits in a cube that gets paid to play with perl. I feel guilty about saying I'm a programmer because I know I'm not, but that's what the job title is.
...am I wrong?
And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?
And you may tell yourself
My god!...what have I done?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...